According to the law of independent assortment, what is the possible number of combinations that...
BIOLOGY
SAT 2021
According to the law of independent assortment, what is the possible number of combinations that chromosomes can assort to independently in the gamete?
- A 8,388,608
- B. 4,194,304
- C. 70,368,744,177,664
- D. 16,777,216
Correct Answer: A 8,388,608
Explanation
According to the law of independent assortment, there are 2n combinations where chromosomes can assort into different gametes. So where n is the haploid number, you get 223=8,388,608. There are 8,388,608 possible combinations of chromosomes when assorting into gametes.
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